the probation post feature

It may be because I've locked the thread in question Christopher - sorry about that (I wasn't sure what would happen. but we know now!) I'll unlock it for you and that should enable you to modify your post.
Thanks

Christopher Weeks wrote:Post probation seems like a great idea. Thanks for implementing it and thanks to the staff who use it!

I discovered this thread because I have a post in probation. The PM that I got tells me to go edit it and gives me a hint at what's problematic, but I appear to be unable to edit or post in that thread. Is there a time-out period before I can perform the edit?

a link to the post?

r ranson wrote:a link to the post?

My no-longer-problematic post is out of probation now, though if the thread-lock is my fault, that's a shame.

Can you guys look back at the trail of edits made if you want to see what I did that was problematic? I'm just curious if that's built into the software -- it seems like it would help with moderation discussions.

It looks like you made an edit to the post and the edit was approved and fixed the issue.
 
The edit button does disappear after a time.  I'll see if I can dig up the thread where paul talks about that.

This is the best I can find.  It's about deleting but it's more or less the same reason.  https://permies.com/t/68634/deleting-stuff

People were being less than excellent and editing their posts to make other people's replies look stupid and well... you know.  

I think we're all good. What you described is what happened. As Nancy noted above, she locked the thread and I was unable to edit my problem post until she unlocked it. And I'm aware of the edit-expiry, though I don't know the exact timeframe.

I need to drink coffee before coming online.  I didn't even notice the thread was locked even after you said.  

Off to feed the chickens and then feed my drug habit - caffeine addiction for the win.  

Christopher Weeks wrote: My no-longer-problematic post[/url] is out of probation now, though if the thread-lock is my fault, that's a shame.

Staff don't take the action of locking a thread without discussion and consensus-building. The decision was being considered long before you made your last post, and in fact was pretty much made before you posted - your post did create a bit of a problem which you and Nancy managed with wonderful cooperation, which all the staff appreciate. Some of the discussion was on the edge of subjects that need to be posted in the Cider Press to ensure that Trolls don't invade and spread toxic nastiness.

Permies have a lot of volunteer staff in many time zones and with many different interests and experiences. Our goal is to keep permies.com the nicest, most helpful, and most supportive site on the interweb. We appreciate your wonderful posts and your willingness to work with us to help achieve this goal.

After reading the purple moose page about being put on probation I am sill absolutely confused as to what it is I have put incorrectly.

Can the moderator please shed some light on this for me so I can edit it. I would appreciate some help with this.

Hi Annette

When a post is made quoting something someone else said, look at the end of the quote for this:

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You would start your comments below that so that it is obvious which person said what.

I hope this helps.